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Sphaerocyclus tuber

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon tuber was named by Hall (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Limestone Beds, Conn’s Creek, 1 mile south of Waldron, which is in a Sheinwoodian carbonate limestone in the Wayne Formation of Indiana.

It was recombined as Sphaerocyclus tuber by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Bellerophon tuber Hall pp. 18-19 figs. pl. 30 f. 19-20
1881Bellerophon tuber Hall p. 320 figs. pl. 31 f. 19-20; pl. 33 f. 6
2023Sphaerocyclus tuber Wagner p. S7247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusSphaerocyclus()
speciestuber()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sphaerocyclus tuber Hall 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Bellerophon tuber (10712)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Bellerophon tuber (26802)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) Bellerophon tuber (26778)